One area of difficulty that many brain injury survivors experience is a decline in processing speed. Processing speed is the length of time it takes for a person to understand, access or utilize information. For instance, if someone asks me which restaurant I would like to go to, my brain has to understand the question that is being asked, review the relevant information and generate the answer. In this example, I first need to understand the question. Next, I may have to think about issues such as what are my favorite types of foods, recent restaurant experiences, where the restaurants are located, affordability of the restaurants and which restaurants the others guests may enjoy. Finally, after reviewing this information I need to generate an answer. As you can see from the example, even a simple question can involve a great deal of processing. Most people take for granted that their…
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